Arguing long COVID is being downplayed, an advocate has launched this St. John's billboard | Yule at the school: Principal brings whimsical elf to Corner Brook's C.C. Loughlin | Memorial University swimmer breaks 40-year-old records and is working on getting faster
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Thursday, December 14, 2023.
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Arguing long COVID is being downplayed, an advocate has launched this St. John's billboard; This billboard in St\. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador featuring a warning about long COVID is the first of a cross-Canada group\.

Arguing long COVID is being downplayed, an advocate has launched this St. John's billboard

December 14 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

A group has gathered to raise funds and awareness over long COVID after feeling like governments haven't stepped up, says local organizer Keith Muise.

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Yule at the school: Principal brings whimsical elf to Corner Brook's C.C. Loughlin; Andrew Burke — dressed as C\.C\. the elf — has gone all out this December surprising the students at C\.C\. Loughlin each morning\.

Yule at the school: Principal brings whimsical elf to Corner Brook's C.C. Loughlin

December 14 , 2023 • 08:00 AM NST

Corner Brook school principal Andrew Burke has taken on the persona of C.C., a life-size elf who pops up in different places each morning as students arrive at school. 

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Memorial University swimmer breaks 40-year-old records and is working on getting faster; Memorial University swimmer breaks 40-year-old records and is working on getting faster

Memorial University swimmer breaks 40-year-old records and is working on getting faster

December 14 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

Teenage swimmer Chris Weeks has come a long way from not being able to swim a full lap of the pool. Now he's got his sights set on doing what it takes to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Dana Metcalfe to represent herself on charge of harassing premier; Dana Metcalfe and co-accused Shane Sweeney appeared Wednesday in St\. John's provincial court\.

Dana Metcalfe to represent herself on charge of harassing premier

December 13 , 2023 • 03:45 PM NST

Dana Metcalfe and co-accused Shane Sweeney returned to St. John's provincial court Wednesday over a protest staged at Premier Andrew Furey's home — and this time Metcalfe said she's had to take on the role of representing herself.

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Ukrainian mom working 2 jobs gets free car thanks to annual Collision Clinic giveaway; Ukrainian mom working 2 jobs gets free car thanks to annual Collision Clinic giveaway

Ukrainian mom working 2 jobs gets free car thanks to annual Collision Clinic giveaway

December 13 , 2023 • 04:34 PM NST

Liubov Hrysiuk, this year's recipient of a vehicle plus a year of insurance, describes it as one of the happiest days of her life. It's Collision Clinic's 20th year of the Enriching Lives Giveaway Program, which coincides with the holiday season.

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Gas, diesel, heating oil all down across N.L. in latest price adjustment; Economy Professor Wade Locke says fuel prices are only expected to rise in the coming weeks\.  

December 14 , 2023 • 06:09 AM NST

Gas, diesel, heating oil all down across N.L. in latest price adjustment

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Sister of Seamus Flynn calling for action in wake of his death at Her Majesty's Penitentiary; Krista Flynn is Seamus Flynn's older sister\. She is calling for a full investigation into her brother's death\.  

December 13 , 2023 • 11:08 AM NST

Sister of Seamus Flynn calling for action in wake of his death at Her Majesty's Penitentiary

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Tories say housing woes have gotten worse, accuse Liberals of failing to fix crisis; Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham says numbers released through access-to-information are an "appalling indictment" of the Liberal government's record on housing issues\.  

December 13 , 2023 • 04:10 PM NST

Tories say housing woes have gotten worse, accuse Liberals of failing to fix crisis

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Liberals tap Fred Hutton to run in Conception Bay East-Bell Island byelection; Fred Hutton has been announced as the Liberal party's candidate in the upcoming byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island\.  

December 13 , 2023 • 05:24 PM NST

Liberals tap Fred Hutton to run in Conception Bay East-Bell Island byelection

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World Energy GH2 wants to sell power to Hydro each winter — and claims it will have lots of it; John Risley is the chair of World Energy GH2, one of the companies competing to sell green hydrogen from Newfoundland to global markets\.  

December 13 , 2023 • 06:00 AM NST

World Energy GH2 wants to sell power to Hydro each winter — and claims it will have lots of it

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